Ward v. Cisco Systems, Inc. et al

Filing 115

REPLY to Response to Motion re 101 MOTION to Compel Responses to Cisco System, Inc.'s First Request for Production and Brief in Support Thereof filed by Cisco Systems, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F, # 7 Exhibit G)(Babcock, Charles)

Ward v. Cisco Systems, Inc. et al

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EXHIBIT "E"

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DisTRicr OF ARKANSAS TEXARKANA DIVISION JOHN WARD, JR.

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C.A. NO. 08-4022 JURY TRIAL DEMANDED CISCO SYSTEMS INC.

DEFENDANT CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.'S FIRST REQUEST F'OR PRODUCFION
TO: Plaintiff John Ward, Jr., by and through his attorney of record, Nicholas H. Patton, Patton, Tidwell & Schroeder, LLP, 4605 Texas Boulevard, P.O. Box 5398, Texarkana, Texas 75505-5398. Pursuant to Rule 34 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, you are requested to respond to the following Requests for -Production separately, in writing and under oath, on or before thirty (30) days after receipt of these Requests.

INSTRUCTIONS .
If any Document requested herein was, but is no longer in your custody, control

or possession, state with particularity the disposition made of each such Document, including the date of, method of and reason(s) for such disposition and the name and address, if known, of any Person who has seen the Document or who now has custody, control or possession thereof. 2. Possession, custody and control does not require that you have actual physical

possession; instead, if you have physical control or a superior right to compel production from another, the Document must be produced. 3. If any Document requested herein is objected to or withheld pursuant to any claim

of privilege, please provide the following information with respect to such Document:

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(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (t) ( g )

Date created; Author(s), and their title or position; Addressee(s), and their title or position; Person(s) receiving a copy, and their title or position; General description of subject matter (e.g. opinion of counsel on merits of claim); The nature of the privilege claimed (e.g., attorney-client, work product, etc.): and State the factual and legal basis for the claim of such privilege (e.g,.,

communication between attorney for corporation and outside counsel relating to acquisition of legal advice). 4. These document requests shall be deemed continuing, and you shall produce for

inspection and copying by Defendant any Document requested herein which is unavailable to you at the time you submit your response hereto, but which becomes available to you at ny time prior to trial or any hearing hereof.

DEFINITIONS As used in these Requests, the following terms have specific. meanings as defined in this section: I. You. "You" or "Your" refers to John Ward, Jr., the plaintiff herein, andlor his

respective past and present agents and representatives, including anyone who has ever acted on behalf of or at the direction ofJohn Ward, Jr. 2 3. ESN. -ESN" means ESN, LLC. ESN Texas Case. "ESN Texas Case" means ESN, La.' v. (7.s-co ,S).istems,

Cisco-Linksys, LLC, Civil Action No. 5:07-cv-156-DF-CMC in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Texarkana Division.

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4.

ESN Connecticut Case. "ESN Connecticut Cas ' means Cisco ,Systems, Inc. et al

v. ESN LLC, Civil Action No. 3:07-ev-01528-MRK in the United States District Court, District of Connecticut. 5. Frenkel. "Frenkel" means Richard Frenkel, formerly a defendant herein, and/or

his respective past and present agents and representatives. 6. Cisco. "Cisco" means Cisco Systerns, Inc., the defendant herein, andlor its

respective past and present agents and representatives. 7 Patent. "Patent" means the patent referenced in the ESN Texas Case as United

States Patent no. 7,283,519 titled "Distributed Edge Switching System for Voice-0 er-Packct Multiservice Network." 8. Complaint. "Complaint" means Plaintiff's Original Complaint in this and any

amendments or supplements thereto. 9. Article. "Article" means the allegedly defamatory publication attached as Exhibit

A to the Complaint. 10. Person(s). "Person" or "persons" means any and all natural persons, male or

female, and all types and kinds of businesses or other entities, including, but not limited to, corporations, partnerships, joint ventures, and sole proprietorships. 11. Communications. "Communications" means any statement or utterance, whether

written or oral, made by one person to another, or in the presence of another, or any document delivered or sent from one person to another. 12. Evidencing. "Evidencing" means constituting, showing or tending to show, in

any probative manner, the existence or non-existence of a matter.

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13.

Relatins. "Relating" means, in addition to its customary and usual meaning,

discussing, referring to, pertaining to, reflecting, evidencing, showing, recording,, or tending to show the absence of the allegation. 14. Document(s). "Document" and "documents" mean the original, or a copy thereof

if the original is not available, of every written, printed, typed, recorded, reported, electronic, or graphic record or material of every type and description, including every draft and/or nonidentical copy thereof, that is in the actual or constructive possession, custody or control Defendant or his attorney, including, but not litnited to, all correspondence, letters, communications, memoranda, notes, files, records, agreements, contracts, proposed contracts or agreements, whether or not actually consummated, reports, logs, studies, summaries, agendas, bulletins, notices, announcements, instructions, charts, manuals, models, graphs, photographs, diagrams, slides, brochures, publications, books, minutes, including minutes of board of directors meetings and executive meetings, partnership meeting and management or executive partnership committee meetings, computer printouts, computer programs including object and source code, computer-based data, including all information held, stored or compiled by or on computer software or data-processing equipment, schedules, drawings, emails, tapes, tape recordings, voice recordings, sound recordings, transcripts, presentations, simulations, inter-office memoranda, articles of newspapers, magazines and other publications, telegrams, telexes, purchase orders, lists, proposals, invoices, plans, specifications, estimates, forecasts, projections, research and development documents, exhibits, addenda, statements, receipts, confirrnat on slips, evidence of payments, bills, diaries, calendars, bills of lading, cancelled checks, and any copy of. a document bearing notations, markings or writings of any kind or nature different from the original.

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REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. I:
Produce all documents evidencing your cdntention in paragraph 11 of the Complaint that "Frenkers statements were purposefully calculated by Frenkel and Cisco to damage Plaintiff's reputation and business, to expose plaintiff to financial injury, and to impeach Plaintiff's honesty, integrity, virtue, or reputation, exposing Plaintiff to public hatred, shame and ridicule."

RESPONSE:

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 2:
Produce all documents relating to your contention in paragraph 13 of the Complaint that -Frenkel and Cisco purposefully maximized the dissemination of the (sic) Frenkel's false, scandalous, and defamatory statements."

RESPONSE:

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 3:
Produce all documents relating to your contention in paragraph 17 of the Complaint that "Defendants acted with knowledge that the statements were false or with negligence in failing to determine the truth of the statements prior to publication."

RESPONSE:

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 4:
Produce all documents relating to your contention in paragraph 19 of the Complaint that as a result of the complained-of Article, "Plaintiff sustained monetary damages," including all documents relating to the amount of such monetary damages.

RESPONSE:

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REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 5: Produce all documents relating to your contention in paragraph 19 of the Complai it that as a result of the complained-of Article, plaintiff has suffered "damages to his business. including all documents relating to the amount of such damage. RESPONSE:

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 6: Produce all documents relating to your contention in paragraph 19 of the Complaint that as a result of the complained-of Article, plaintiff has suffered "harm to his reputation.RESPONSE:

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 7: Produce all documents relating to your contention in paragraph 19 of the Complaint that as a result of the complained-of Article, plaintiff has suffered "emotional distress and Plaintiff's relations with others have been detrimentally effected." RESPONSE:

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 8: Produce all documents relating to your contention in paragraph 22 of the Complaint that Defendant acted with actual malice. RESPONSE:

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 9:

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Produce John Ward, Jr. and the Ward & Smith Law Firm's tax returns for 2002 through the present. RESPONSE:

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 10: Produce a copy of the credit card statement that shows the charge for the filing the Complaint in the ESN lawsuit on October 15 or 16, 2007 and all correspondence with any person regarclin such credit card charge. RESPONSE:

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 11: Produce all annual and interim balance sheets, income statements, and statements of cash flows for the Ward & Smith Law Firm fbr 2002 through the present. RESPONSE:

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 12: Produce a medical authorization for John Ward, Jr.'s medical records (a lbrm is attached). RESPONSE:

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 13: Produce all documents relating to the initial tiling of the complaint and the tiling of the amended complaint in the ESN Texas Case, including but not limited to all correspondence or relating to the initial filing and the filing of the amended complaint in the ESN Texas Case. RESPONSE:

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REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 14: Produce all documents relating to communications with the United States District Court or any of its employees (including clerks) regarding the filing of the ESN Lawsuit andlor whether subject-matter jurisdiction existed in the ESN Lawsuit. RESPONSE:

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 15: Produce all documents relating to communications between or among ESN, LLC (including its attorneys, agents, or anyone acting on its behalf) and any other person relating to the filing, of the ESN Lawsuit, Include communications between ESN, LLC, Eric M. Albritton, Amie Mathis, T. John Ward, Jr., McAndrews Held & Malloy, Ltd., and anyone purporting to act on their behalf. RESPONSE:

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 16: Produce all documents relating to ESN, LLC's prefiling due diligence, investigation and analysis relating to tiling the ESN Texas Case. RESPONSE:

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 17: Produce all documents relating to al( of Plaintiffs new matters or clients since October 16. 2007, including but not limited to engagement letters concerning such clients and matters. RESPONSE:

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 18:

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Produce all documents that show or tend to show the truth or falsity ot ar complained-of article. RESPONSE:

statement in

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 19: Produce all attachments to the document produced as Ward 000088. RESPONSE:

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 20: Produce all attachments to the documents produced as Ward 000089-90. RESPONSE:

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 21: Produce all attachments to the document produced as Ward 000097. RESPONSE:

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 22: Produce all attachments to the document produced as Ward 000098. RESPONSE:

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REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 23:
Produce a video or other electronic copy of all instances in which John Ward, Jr. has served as a guest commentator or speaker at any seminar, event or meeting relating to patent litigation or practicing law in the Eastern District of Texas.

RESPONSE:

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 24:
Produce a copy of all brochures and materials provided at seminars at which John Ward, Jr. has spoken.

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REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 25:
Produce all articles written by you (alone or with a co-author) in the past tive years.

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REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 26:
Produce all documents relating to any efforts by you to influence patent reform, including but not limited to all documents relating to trips to Washington D.C. or phone conversations to communicate with legislators or their staff.

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REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 26:
Produce all documents relating t.o any effbrts by you to influence any legislation, including but not limited to all documents relating to trips to Washington D.C. or phone conversations to communicate with legislators or their staff

RESPONSE:

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Respectfully submitted,
J a CKsoN WALKER

L.L.P.

arle L. Bah ck Federal Bar No.: 10982 Email: cbabcockciijw.com Richard E. Ciriffin Arkansas Bar No.: 63020 Email: [e-mail] Crystal J. Parker Federal Bar No.: 621142 Email: [e-mail] 1401 !vlcKinney Suite 1900 I louston, Texas 77010 [phone] [phone] -- Fax ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE This is to certify that on this JO day of March, 2009, a true and correct copy of the tbregoing was served electronically and/or via U.S. First Class Mail upon: Patricia L. Peden Law Offices of Patricia L. Peden 5901 Christie Avenue Suite 201 Emeryville, CA 94608 Attorney pr Plaintiff John Ward, Jr. Nicholas H. Patton Patton, Tidwell & Schroeder. LLP 4605 Texas Boulevard P.O. Box 5398 Texarkana, Texas 75505-5398 Attorney for Plaintiff John Ward, Jr.

Charles L. Babcock

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